Alfred Olango: US police kill mentally ill black man [View all]

[MrScorpio]

Alfred Olango, a mentally ill black man who was unarmed, killed by police after his sister called officers for help.


After Olango's killing, protests erupted against the disproportionate level of police brutality against black Americans (AP)

Police in the California city of San Diego shot and killed a mentally ill, unarmed black man after his sister called the department for assistance.

Police from the El Cajon suburb released a statement late Tuesday night, several hours after the shooting outside the Broadway Village Shopping Center, confirming that the man died in hospital. His family have named him as 30-year-old Alfred Olango.

Police had been called over by Olango's sister, who said that he was acting strangely and not himself. The aftermath of the fatal shooting was filmed by a bystander who posted the clip live to Facebook. That video has been viewed almost 40,000 times.

"Why couldn't you tase him? I told you he is sick. And you guys shot him!" Olango's sister can be heard telling officers in the video. "I called police to help him, not to kill him."

El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis said that the man was not armed. He added that Olango ignored calls to remove his hands from his pockets and pulled out an object out. Olango then pointed the object in a "shooting stance" toward two officers, prompting one of the officers to open fire, Davis said.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/alfred-olango-police-kill-mentally-ill-black-man-160928065635824.html

I'm quite sure that the police are lying about this "shooting stance" business, because he was found to be UNARMED. Besides, there have been white people who have pointed actual loaded weapons at cops and have came out of it ALIVE. And some people wonder why black people are wary of the police.